Neckwear and the method of making the same.



v s; M. FRANK. NECKWEAR AND THE METHOD 0F MAKING THE SAME'.

APPLICATION FILED ocT.s,191'5.

Patented. Feb. 6,1917.

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s. M. FRANK. NECKWEAR AND THE METHOD 0F MAKING TH F.' SAME.

"Patented Feb. 6,1917.

V APPLICATION FILED OCT. 9, 1916. 1,215,319.

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UNITED-,STATES PATENT-OFFICE.-

NECKWEAE AND THE ME'THoD oF MAKING THE SAME.

1,215,319. lspeonitauon of Lettersrateatf Patented Feb. 6, 1917.

Appcatitn ined october 9, 1915. l serial N6, 55,0512.

To all whom t may concern.' of the herein-described method ata greatly Be it known that I, SIMON M. FRANK, a reduced cost. f

citizen of the United States, residing at` the Heretofore .various expensive and inconcityA of St'.- Louis, in the State of Missouri, venient methods have been employed to at V have invented certain new and useul'Imtach thelining to the tie' in such manner 55 provements in Neckwear and the Method of that the stitches will not show ,on the front Making the Same, of which the lfollowing of theftie. One of these methods is to stitch is a specification. v the Alining to the back fold of the tie by This invention relates to'neckwearpand hand,wl1ich is a very tedious and expensive l specifically to neckties or scarfs or the like, c operation and is, therefore, undesirable. 60

plied in,associat ion with a turned-down or feres with the `graceful lines dema and to a method .of making the/same. Itv Another method .is to usea blind-stitch mahas for its objectto provide an i'nz'iprovledl chine for stitching said lining to said back article of the vcharacter described and.' a fold, but this A'methodv is, also, undesirable novel method of making the same,.`and is v because. theplunger of the blind-'stitch maespecially adapted for use on neckties or chine causes injury to the face material of 65` scarfs made of any suitable material and cut the'- tie, particularly` in the case of satiny to the proper shape and folded to make the finished fabrica-fand, also, in employing a completed article, there being a suitable blind-stitch machine for this work the tiel lining material between tA e folds of the must be pressed in an incomplete state bef necktie or'scarf material, sal lining running fore being inserted in the'machine, as other- 70 v through all or part of the knot-tying por wise, owing to the uneven surfaces and ends tion and, if desired, extending also through A presented by the material of the tie, the c the neck-bandA portion of the tie orscarf. machine will not'do accurate and 'satisfac- Particularly inthe case of ordinary lined torywork, and upon completion of the tie neckties or scarfs or the ,like when worn` it must again be pressed to give lit the 75 with turned-down or double-fold collars,.' it smooth and finished appearance to make it c is well known that it is often verydiflicultv a salable article.' Moreover, a blind-stitch 'i to adj-ust the tie or scarf between the folds machine is a ver ..spec'ial piece of ma: of the collar, land lfrequently the strain chinery, expensive as to original cost and, 'z which is brought upon the necktie in shiftalso, maintenance, and, therefore, and be- 80, ing it to the proper position for tying or cause of the loss in interest on money inin adjusting it'ito. bring the knot to the vested in the machine, constantly adds to proper posltion iny relation to the` .collar the cost of ties in the making of which it results in the folding or shifting of the isused. Still another of these'old methods lining within the tie, causingg the tie to be 1s that'of sewing the lining to the back fold 8 5 1' pulled out of shape, which prevents it from of the tie before the tie is made into tubular being tied neatly and often destroys its fur, form,:with the back seam adjoining one of therv usefulness. lWithout such pulling, the the longitudinal edges of the tie. This lining'sometimes wrinkles or curls. method is objectionable in that it gives but The present invention provides a necktie little freedom in designing the shape ofthe 90 having a lining of improved construction, tie. Any method which prevents the seam resultingin an article of thecharacter deof the finished Atie from being substantially n scribed, which may be very conveniently apin the center of the back of the -tiedirdltcgr-` 7 n e y double-fol -collar without/injuring the tie the trade -and the public and makes the 95 or causing the lining to fold, andone in product comparatively unsalable. v which the lining will lie'iiat, and, moreover, f A The method embodying' vl the present inthe article embodying the resentinvention vention is-'one which provides for the exermay be manufactured wit greatv economy cise of wide scope in. designing the shape ofl 1n the use of material employed by means` the lfinishedn'ecktie with an economical use 100 i Vof material, and provides of this invention may be sewed in place on the part' that' is to form the back fold of the tie beforethe tie is folded into shape,

this sewing being done by means of an ordil v means of an ordinary sewing machine and they occur,

-will run along the back of the tie substantially centrally thereof, it being necessary to press the tieonly once, and that after all work of sewing has. been finished thereon and when the tie is ready to be packed for shipping or the like. The finished tie embodying the present. invention -will be a shapely article, strongly reinforcement is necessary to provide a durable tie that the wearer will be able readily to tie neatly and readily adjust in relation to a turned-down or double-fold collar, and which can be manufactured by -means of the method of this invention at a great saving in the expenditurev oftime, labor, ma-

terial, and investmentin machinery. drawings forming "In the accompanying part of this specification, in which like numbers of reference denote like parts wherever looking `at the a form-of stitchto said back, a the tie material having been to show a portion of said linv Figure 1 is a plan view back of the tie and showing ing for sewing thev lining portion of ing;

Fig. 2 is a view in cross-section, on an enlarged scale, on `the line 22, Fig. 1

Fig.` 3 is a plan view looking at the back of an end portion of the tie, a portion of the neck-band and the other end portion having been broken away, showing an alternate form portion of stitching for sewing the lining in position in association with the end portion` illustrated; y l

Fig, 4 is a fragmentary plan view of the sponding to the end portion shown" in Fig. 3 is formed, said Fig. 4"showing the reverse orinside of the tie material with the lining sewed thereon before thepartsare folded to form the tie;

Fig. 5is a fragmentary plan view showing the end portion shown in Fig. 4 lfolded to form the tie with the back seam running substantially centrally of said back'and with the tie turned inside fout as itis just after it leaves the machine byvwhich said central seam' is sewed; and

Fig. 6 is a view in cross-section, on an enlarged scale, on the line 6-6, Fig. 5. I v The finished necktie 1, vbest-.seen in Fig. 1, 1s formed by folding an appropriatelyshaped piece of material of any suitable that the iinmg Vposition in Fig. 4. Before.

be varied reinforced I where from which the end portioncorre--.

character in the manner hereinafter more particularly described, -a portion of 'which material is shown in its open or unfolded folded to form the necktie,clining 2 in the large end or main knot-tying portion 3 of the tie is sewed in place on the reverse side of theunfolded or open means of stitchings 4, Figs. or by stitchings 5, Fig. 3, the courses of said stitchings 4 and 5 beinghereinafter. more particularly described, and may, of course, from the particularv forms shown and described in any suitable manner adapted to attachsaid lining tothe -tie materialv for the purpose of the present invention.

Lining 2 may consist of two pieces ofmateria-l of any Isuitable vcharacter disposed relative to each other and the large end or main knot-tyingportion 3 of the unfolded tie material substantially as best seen in Fig. 4, in which the twopieces of material forn'ling lining 2 each other and extend large end or main knot-tying portion 3 with one longitudinal edge of each piece ofsaid two pieces of lining 'material marginally spaced away from the adjacent longitudinal outer edge of said main knot-tying end of the tie material. and with the other longitudinal edges of said'two pieces of lining material spaced apart on said unfolded tie material at a distance corresponding substantially to the width of the finished folded tie. 1 Stitchings 4 may run across-the lower end portion of each of the twopieces forming ylining 2, thence adjacent to theedge of each 'the opposite longitudinal line of stitchings, 115

the course of stitchings 4 as herein describe being shown in relation to the two pieces of material forming lining 2 and in relation to the unfolded tiev material in Fig. 4 and be'- ing shown in relation to the finished or xfovlded tie'in 1 and 2, and being also,

shown inrrelation to the tie in an interme- 2 may, if desired, be extended longitudinally to extend through neck-piece 6 and into the other end portion 7 of the tie, said extensions being shaped to conform to the the material is l are disposed 'opposite to longitudmally of said diate stage 1n Figs. 5 and between the un- Y I- may run in substantially two parallel lines 'extensions adjacent' shapeof said lneck-piece and said other end spaced. appropriately.

portion. and being apart on theunfolded tie material a distance corresponding substantially to the width of said neck-piece and other end portion of the folded or finished tie, may be sewed to the unfolded tie material by means of stitchings 8, which stitchings longitudinally of said `to the longitudinal edges kof said extensions, which edges are adapted to extend spaced apart from eachother on the unfolded tie material, said'stitchings crossing the width of said extensionsv adjacent to each end of said extensions, -it being, of course,under stood that said stitchings'S mayfollow any other suitable course and may be otherwise disposed than herein Vspecifically described and shown.

'Any suitable stitchings adapted for seW- p linlng 2 bornefbetween the folds of neck-band or neck-piece 6 may' tion3 of the tie by means of stitchings 4,

Y said pieces maybe sewed to said unfolded material by means: of stitchings 5, shown in 40 I lig. 3, in which said stitchings 5 run from lower end of ea'ch of said.

be'substituted for sai rial, to the-other end of said f4 and 5 are herein adjacent to the A pieces longitudinallyadjacent to the'edges lthereof, which are disposed along theadjacent outer -edges of said unfolded `tie teieces, t ence the opposite thence along yacross jeach piece ona curve to longitudinal edge of saidpiece,

i Y sald opposite edgemarginally thereof. to the thence across' on a lower end -of said piece, curve substantially tangentially of the initial portion of said stitching or to pass beyond said initial portion to the adjacent longitudinal edge of each of said pieces. It is, of course, understood that stitchings particularly shown by way of that any suitable stitchings adapted for sewvlng the two`pieces of material forming lining .2 to the unfolded tiematerial of the ldisclosed by thismvention may stitchings 4 and 5. By v.means 'of sewing said two' pieces of materlal forming lining 2 to the'reverse side" of the unfolded tie material of the large end and sai-d extensions.

y an ordinary sewin I by said folding.

back l1n1ng 2` being disposedl .bach of the folded and finish ving, furthermore, the

A longitudinal edge' described and convenient illustration and arge end ormain knot-tying portion 3 in twist slightly toward the'front,jthus detractmaterial of said neck-piece by vmeans of' stitchings therefor, and by` either on the large end or mam knot-tying portion 3 or on neck-piece 6 -or on end portion 7 and said stitchings may bemade with machine, thus avoiding the greaterl cost o makingl such stitchings by. means of the expensive blind-stitch machlnes or by means of tedious and very .expensive hand-sewing, which are the usual processes used when la lining is sewed in place within a tie by sewing from the outside of the back of a folded tie with the vlining between the fold after the tie has been formed a tie embodying formed of two longitudinally Moreover, the lining 2 of the present invention being pieces of material divided and spaced appropriately a verse rside of sewed thereto, as hereinabove described, the seam 9, formed -by sewing together the part on therel the unfolded t1e material and outer edges of the unfolded tie material lgafter said edges have been y portions 'ofthe unfolded tie material bearing the two pieces Aof material forming the lining 2, wlll be substantially central of the nnttlng great latitude in designing ties of varied shapes of graceful outlines and havsaid back seam9 will not be exposed toview when the tie is being worn,'a result .which is not achieved 'in ties of a construction in which the lining is of one piece having a sewed to one ofthe longitudlnal edges of the unfolded tie material and then having thel other longitudinal edge of said unfolded tie materialfolded over` upon and sewedvk to said firstnamed lon-gitudmal edgeof the tie' material to which the ed tie, thus per-- great advantage that brgught together kfolding over to the right and`left the adjacent edge of vsaid lining is vattached and then sewing up saidy two edges of said lining to form'the seamof the tubular form of the.V

t1e, .which seam will lie adjacent to a `longitudinal edge of the finished or folded tie in a position'V in which it is liablel to show when -desired elegance of appearance.

n will be observed that the' vuaflaa a@ material, Fig. 44, with the two pieces formj the tie is worn and in which it will certainly j i be exposed to View should the slightest care` shown in Fig, 6

` the like may be ing the lining 2, is folded to the position with the lining 2 on the outside of the back of the tie, which permits of seam 9 being sewed up quickly and convenientlyl by means of an ordinary sewing machine without the necessity of turning in or otherwise finishing the 'rough4 verse. Y A The tie h ving been turned rightside'out to the position shown in Fig. 1, same may be pressed-as the final step in finishing the tie.

If desired, a piece of binding tape 10 or sewedto back seam 9 simul taneously with the sewing up of said seam, said tape sewed up with said seam in the mannerv described being adapted as a wellknown seam-reinforcing means.` f

It is, of course, understood that stitchings 8 or substitute stitchings therefor may, if desired, be sewedon neck-piece -6 after the tie has been turned right side out from the 'l F ig. 4. with a longitudinal edge of each o f `sald pieces adjacent to4 an outer lo edge of said flatlying tie material and with position shown in Fig. 5 to the position shown in Fig. 1',

may be made by means of an ordinary sew-` ing machine and may pass through and may be visible on both the back and front of the neck-piece 6 of the finished tie, said stitchings show on both the back and front sides of neck-piece 6 in the finished tie not being objectionable, particularly in the case of a tie worn with a turned-down or double-foldcollar, because in that case said neck-piece lies between the fold of the collar .and said'stitchings thereon will not be exposed to vie w -Briefly restated, the method of making-.a

tie embodying this invention consists 1n cutting -a piece of tie material of a shape adapted to the desired shape of the finished tie, placing said tie material flat and open upon a surface with the reverse side of said tie material upward, placing upon said Vupnallysdivided pieces of suitable material for` forming lining 2, sewing said two pieces on said .reverse -side'in the position shown 1n longitudinal thev other longitudinal edges of said pieces spaced apart on `said tie material a distance corresponding substantially to the width of-the finished tie, bringing together said outer edges of the flat-lying tie material by means of folding each portion of said tie by 1p Fig. 5 through ythe tubular.

and that said stitchings.

the fact that material bearing one of said pieces sewed thereto to the right said pieces turned outwardly .and with said edges so brought together extending longitudinally substantially centrally between the outer edges of the folded formshown in Fig. 5, sewing up the seam 9 at said edges brought together as being sewed with or without 4reinforcing tape 10, turning the form shown, in fragment, in Fig. 5 from the inside-out position shown in said Fig. 5 to the right-side-out osition shown in Fig. 1, and then pressing the tie in said rightsfide-out position;

Various ;changes in the details of the method and in the arrangement of stitches and arrangement and construction ofl parts may be made without departingy from the natureand spirit of the present invention.

While two piecesrp2- of lining material forv the main knot-tying portion are mentioned in this specification, yet it is within this invention so to divide those pieces as to pluralize the same or any other-'number or arrangement of pieces of lining material may be used or practised.

I claim: p l

1. The herein-described method of making a necktie, said method comprising extending a piece vof tie .material shaped appropriately to theform` of the finished tie,.

dividlng an appropriately-shaped piece of lining material into a plurality of parts, sewing each of said parts to the reverse side of said extended tie material, one edge of each of said parts being adjacent to the outer edge of said extendedtie material and another ofthe edges of said' parts being spaced apart on said extended tiematerial a tance corresponding substantially to the width of the finished tie, folding the 'p ortions of said extended tie material bearing said parts, to the right and left, respectively, to bring theouter longitudinal'edges of said extended tie material together substantially centrally of the folded form with said parts on the outside, sewing said edges together to form a seam, said folded and" seamed form now being tubular, and reversing or turning said form inside out to bring said parts forming said lining inside the tubular form to form the finished necktie.

2. A scarf or similar object of suitable fabric folded and shaped in a flat hollow form and embodying a relatively narrow portion intermediate its end's and wider end portions anda lining extending through the main part ofthe length of said scarf, said lining being formed of an appropriatelyshaped piece ofmaterial divided longitudinally into a plurality of parts, said parts being sewed to the reverse side of the tie material independently of each other.

3. A necktie composed of a piece of ysuitable fabric having on itsreverse side lapped disand to the left with 'y described, said seam Y edges of said fabriqsaid edges being seWed parts being sewed on the inside of the said together to form a longitudinal seam subreverse side portion independently of each stantially centrally of said reverse side, and other, an edge of each of said parts being 1J a lining of suitable material between said adjacent to one of said lapped edges. y

5 reverse side and the body portion or front ,Y In testimony whereof I hereunto aliX my of the said tie, said lining being divided signature. longitudinally into a plurality of parts, said SIMON M; FRANK. 

